Frank Teschemacher

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Frank Teschemacher was an influential early Chicago jazz clarinetist and saxophonist known for his role in shaping the Chicago style of the 1920s and early 1930s.

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instanceOf band member
clarinetist
human
jazz musician
saxophonist
activeYearsEnd 1932
activeYearsStart 1920
associatedAct Austin High School Gang
Bud Freeman
Eddie Condon
Gene Krupa
Jimmy McPartland
McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans
Mezz Mezzrow
Muggsy Spanier
Wingy Manone
burialPlace Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago
causeOfDeath traffic collision
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1906-03-13
dateOfDeath 1932-03-01
educatedAt Austin High School, Chicago
era 1920s jazz era
early 1930s jazz era
familyName Teschemacher
gender male
genre Chicago jazz
jazz
givenName Frank
influenced later Chicago jazz clarinetists
influencedBy New Orleans jazz musicians
instrument alto saxophone
clarinet
tenor saxophone
movement Chicago style jazz
linked to: Chicago jazz
name Frank Teschemacher
nationality American
notableFor helping define the Chicago style of jazz in the 1920s
pioneering improvisational clarinet work in Chicago jazz
notableWork "Sugar" (1927 recording) with the McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans
recordings with the McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans
occupation jazz clarinetist
jazz saxophonist
placeOfBirth Kansas City, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
styleCharacteristic hot, driving Chicago-style improvisation
use of edgy tone and rhythmic attack

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Chicago jazz notableMusicianAssociated Frank Teschemacher
Jimmy McPartland performedWith Frank Teschemacher
Frank Teschemacher name Frank Teschemacher